The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1107 - 828: 6th Generation Military Aircraft_2

Chapter 1107: Chapter 828: 6th Generation Military Aircraft_2

Of course, whether a pilot can bring out the true combat strength of an airplane is also a very important decisive factor.

From all aspects, the advanced level of Italy’s airplanes, as well as the abilities of the Italian Air Force pilots, had already determined Italy’s victory in this air battle.

“How was it, David, how did the air battle go?” After the air battle ended, Reno finally had some time to rest and turned his head with a smile to ask his companion David.

“Pretty good, at least it provided quite a bit of experience for our airplane design,” David nodded, speaking with satisfaction.

Indeed, Reno and David were not ordinary military observers but were specially sent by the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory.

Their task was to collect data on the enemy airplanes showcased in the war and to identify the deficiencies in Australasia’s airplane designs based on this data and aerial combat records.

“Not to mention anything else, our airplanes are more than capable of crushing these planes,” David said with a smile, “Can you believe it? Their airplane firepowers are still stuck in the machine gun era. I dare say, as soon as our airplanes join the battle, the enemy will be unable to cause any casualties to our planes.”

The reason for David’s confidence was naturally the advanced level of Australasia’s airplanes.

As internal members of the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, they were naturally aware of the factory’s current data.

The most advanced jet planes had a speed that was thoroughly superior to those on the battlefield. Moreover, in terms of airplane weaponry, Australasia had air-to-air missiles and autocannons, weapons far more powerful than machine guns.

When facing the airplanes of Italy and Spain, Australasia’s airplanes could completely achieve greater speed, thicker armor, and stronger firepower.

These three aspects were already a significant enhancement for any airplane. As long as the pilots’ abilities were passable, the enemy’s airplanes would be as fragile as paper to Australasia.

“But there are still many areas that need to be improved,” Reno replied seriously, “The enemy’s airplanes are also developing, which is not a good thing for us.”

“It looks like we need to write this report sooner; it will be very helpful for our research on the sixth generation military aircraft,” David nodded in agreement as well.

Due to the importance of data, the transmission did not choose to use telegrams but instead used the most foolproof and efficient method—transporting documents by airplane.

According to the speed of airplanes, it would take less than one week to arrive in Australasia from Spain, much faster than by ship.

Moreover, the safety of airplanes is now guaranteed, making it the most suitable way to report important documents at the moment.

One week later, on November 22nd, the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory successfully received the data from Spain.

Even though Italy and Spain’s airplanes couldn’t pose a threat to Australasia’s airplanes, they indeed provided some insights for the design of Australasia’s aircraft.

Moreover, there has been a long time since the last updating and upgrading of Australasia’s airplanes.

Since the invention of the jet engine, Australasia had been exploring more advanced jet engines, bringing a huge increase in speed to its military aircraft.

Less than a month after that, Arthur had already received the blueprint for the sixth generation military aircraft from the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory.

Looking at the blueprints before him, Arthur was slightly surprised.

Although the research on the sixth generation military aircraft had been ongoing, some issues had reached a deadlock, which was why the sixth generation military aircraft had not been developed.

How did the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory solve the previous problems so quickly, just about a month after receiving the aerial combat data from Madrid?

With such questions, Arthur sought out the person in charge of the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, Robert Hernandez.

“Director Robert, could you introduce me to our sixth generation military aircraft?” Arthur asked.

“Certainly, it would be my honor, Your Majesty,” Robert Hernandez replied with a smile and nodded before introducing the sixth generation military aircraft to Arthur, “Your Majesty, you should have seen the blueprints of our sixth generation military aircraft.

The sixth generation military aircraft are equipped with two brand new Disel axial-flow jet engines, with an expected maximum thrust of 2x775kg, far surpassing the speed of our fifth generation military aircraft.

Thanks to the improvements in the engine, our fifth generation military aircraft can be equipped with more weapons and ammunition and can have much stronger armor protection.

Based on the data from aerial combat in the Spanish Civil War, we have eliminated the reconnaissance aircraft from the sixth generation military aircraft, incorporating the reconnaissance capabilities into the single-seat fighter aircraft.

At present, our sixth generation military aircraft consist of three types: the single-seat fighter (Raptor-6A), the two-seat fighter (Raptor-6B), and the single-seat bomber (Hawk-6A). Here are their specific design data for your review.”

Arthur took the data and scanned it briefly.

BP6A single-seat fighter (Raptor-6A)

Length: 11.5m

Wingspan: 12.4m

Height: 3.5m

Empty weight: 4200 kg

Maximum takeoff weight: 7045 kg

Crew: 1 person

Engine: Two Disel axial flow jet engines

Thrust: 2×775kg

Maximum flight speed: 565 km/h

Service ceiling: 9500 m

Range: 1250km

Climb rate: 1025 m/min

Thrust-to-weight ratio: 0.28

Main armament: 2 CA-2-27MM rapid-fire machine guns

2 MA-107 Maxim heavy machine guns

15 air-to-air missiles

Robert was right, compared to the previous generation of Australasian military aircraft, the sixth-generation military aircraft indeed saw a significant increase in speed.

The fifth-generation military aircraft had speeds of only over 300 kilometers per hour, while the sixth-generation military aircraft had advanced to 565 kilometers per hour.

The faster the aircraft, the easier it is to evade enemy attacks in air combat. This also means that when encountering enemy aircraft, the aircraft from Australasia will have a higher survivability rate.

Of course, speed is also very useful when pursuing the enemy. Overall, this aircraft can either engage or escape from any enemy it encounters.

Moreover, unless facing multiple enemies, it is unlikely that this aircraft would be in a situation where it can neither fight nor flee.

The data for the dual-seat fighter aircraft is similar to that of the single-seat fighter, after all, their biggest difference is only the addition of a seat for the pilot.

BP6A Dual-Seat Fighter Aircraft (Raptor-6B)

Length: 11.7m

Wingspan: 12.4m

Height: 3.5m

Empty weight: 4350 kg

Maximum takeoff weight: 7045 kg

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Crew: 2 people

Engine: Two Disel axial flow jet engines

Thrust: 2×775kg

Maximum flight speed: 550 km/h

Service ceiling: 9500 m

Range: 1200km

Climb rate: 1000 m/min

Thrust-to-weight ratio: 0.28

Main armament: 1 CA-2-27MM rapid-fire machine gun

1 MA-107 Maxim heavy machine gun

36 air-to-air missiles

Besides an additional pilot’s seat, the biggest difference in the dual-seat fighter is the removal of one heavy machine gun and one machine gun’s secondary firepower in exchange for a greater number of air-to-air missiles.

This change largely stems from the combat data from Spain sent back by Reno and others.

Current heavy machine guns pose little threat to Italian and Spanish aircraft. For the latest generation of Australasian aircraft, the threat of machine guns has been minimized.

Therefore, on the new generation of dual-seat fighter aircraft, the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory directly reduced the number of machine guns and cannons and opted for more missiles, attempting to further enhance the firepower of the fighter aircraft.

Such an improvement is nothing short of bold, and it marks the first time in the history of Australasian military aircraft research and development.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that before making this improvement, the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory relied on nothing more than combat data from Spain and their own conjectures.

If the missiles don’t exhibit the advantages imagined in aerial combat, then the design of this dual-seat fighter would become a significant error for the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory.